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Jarrod Emick and Lauren Kennedy star as F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald in Frank Wildhorn's latest musical.

This week on THAT'S KENTERTAINMENT! Ken takes you to the streets of San Francisco with Madonna's longtime backup vocalist and dancer, Donna DeLory

The Encompass New Opera Theatre paid tribute to composer John Kander of May 15 in a gala performance at the National Arts Club.

Having played a combined total of 192 previews and performances, the show will close on Sunday May, 22.

Alan Tudyk, who last appeared on Broadway in Epic Proportions will fill in for Azaria's 6 month absence.

The Playwright's Horizon production of Julia Cho's BFE will begin previews on May 19th before opening at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on May 19th

We Miss Nancy: The Storefront Sings LaMott will celebrate the late, great cabaret singer on May 23rd and May 24th at the Duplex

The Theatre League kicked off a new program providing opportunities for at-risk families to attend Broadway theatre.

Guare, Mamet and Foote are among the represented playwrights in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's Marathon 2005 27th Annual Festival of New One-Act Plays, which runs from May 25th through June 26th

Brooke Shields returned to Tony's Di Napoli Time Square restaurant for the unveiling of her portrait on the Broadway Wall of Fame.

The 50th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented on Monday night at Webster Hall.

The box office for the musical version of The Lord of the Rings, which has already made over $3 million in advance sales, is now open

Cameron Mackintosh and Shanghai Grand Theatre today announced their intention to create a theatre production company to present Chinese language versions of famous western musicals for Chinese audiences.

'Laugh Whore', nominated for a 2005 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Special Event will debut on Showtime on May 28 at 9pm.

Bare: A Pop Opera star Natalie Joy Johnson will present her show Girl Crazy at Therapy on May 22nd and May 29th

The online cult hit Silence! The Musical will be premiered as one of the shows in this year's New York International Fringe Festival, which runs from August 12th to 28th

A moderated discussion panel at New York University on May 23rd will have theatre critics putting in odds for winners

STOMP, the international percussion sensation, is shooting a public service announcement all over the five New York City boroughs this week. They are looking for 200 extras tomorrow Wednesday May 18 at 4 PM.

The Little Mermaid has swum out of limbo with a new book by Doug Wright and a new director attached

Billy Elliot gets great reviews, a Ray Charles tribute opens, a Motown tribute opens, first-time playwrights invited to write West End play and rumours fly!

I recently sat down in the recording studio with Broadway star Rob Evan, and with record producer Steven Rinkoff for the two to fill me in on one of their most ambitious projects yet. Over the Top: Songs by Jim Steinman is best described as 'an inverted jukebox musical,' and it's coming next to the Mohegan Sun June 9-12.

Liz Smith reports that the musical is headed down under to Sydney for a summertime run in 2006.

The Mentalizer tests the mind's limits and gives New York City a different kind of David Blaine